Armed Citizens Guard Recruiters After Attack

Members of the Michigan Open Carry group are “standing guard” with their weapons outside the Howell Armed Forces Recruiting Center in solidarity for the five “great American warriors” slain in Chattanooga.

ONTARIO, Ohio- Armed volunteers stood watch outside the armed services Recruiting center in Ontario, Ohio on Wednesday, vowing to do what they can to protect the unarmed recruiters inside.

Michigan National Guard Commander Major General Gregory Vadnais announced that additional security measures will be put in place at the state’s National Guard facilities.

Brier says the troops “reacted the way you would expect” during an attack, rapidly going room to room to get others to safety.

The alleged Chattanooga shooter, Mohammod Abdulazeez, first unleashed gunfire on a recruiting office before moving on to a Navy Operational Support Center.

Such a policy would ensure that there would be an armed deterrent to acts of terrorism on military targets, even at those facilities too small to warrant dedicated military or civilian security personnel.

“They’re sitting ducks”, Rhodes told the Associated Press on Tuesday.

Those mobile units will travel the state, enabling military personnel to apply for permits and be fingerprinted at their job site for background checks, Gibbons said.

The discussion, he said, will center on how to secure military facilities without having service members armed and performing law enforcement functions.

After the recent shooting in Chattanooga, TN, governors across the country have been taking a stand about protecting our military personnel. The questions are what type, how much they’ll cost, and is arming recruiters the best way to protect them?

Capt. Jim Stenger, a Marine Corps public affairs officer for the recruiting district that includes parts of seven Midwestern states, said he hopes the gun-toting civilians will go home.

Members of the military at recruiting centers are now not allowed to carry a weapon because of laws restricting the ability to arm military personnel off-base. “I will continue to work directly with Gen. Livingston and Chief Keel to make sure we are doing everything in our power to confront the threats facing South Carolina”.

As for the U.S. government, official statement indicate that there is not sufficient evidence that military recruitment centers are in danger.

“They thank us for being here”, Stoneking said. Walters said he was carrying a concealed weapon and would be comfortable with violence if someone tried to attack the station. The letter ordered soldiers to avoid interacting or acknowledging the armed civilians.